Grippo's Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips Recalled for Metal Fragments
Grippo Potato Chip Co. is recalling Salt & Vinegar flavored potato chips due to metal fragments found in the salt hopper during an inspection.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (metal fragments) where injury has not yet been reported, which corresponds to a High severity score under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Grippo Potato Chip Co., Inc. is recalling Grippo's Salt & Vinegar Flavored Potato Chips in 1 oz and 3.5 oz bags. The recall was initiated after an inspection by the Ohio Department of Agriculture revealed numerous metal fragments in the salt hopper.
The affected products have an expiration date of May 20th or prior. The recall covers 1,909 cases of 1 oz bags and 2,619 cases of 3.5 oz bags. The product was distributed to Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Consumers should stop using the product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Grippo's Salt & Vinegar FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS, 1¿oz, 3.5oz, INGREDIENTS: SELECTED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL***AND SALT, LACTOSE, SALT, DEXTROSE, SODIUM DIACETATE, MALIC ACID, AND NOT MORE THAN 2% SILICON DIOXIDE ADDED CONTAINS: MILK***www.grippopotatochips.com GRIPPO POTATO CHIP…
- Manufacturer
- Grippo Potato Chip Co., Inc.
- Category
- Food — Snacks
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- All bagged products with an expiration date of May 20th and prior.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Grippo Potato Chip Co., Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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